In my mind, Yom HaAtzmaus is a day where I express my hakaras hatov for all the good that He has given us through the medinah similar to the way I view July 4 as a day to express hakaras hatov for the good that He has given us through the founding of the USA. Are there bad things that have happened (and that are currently happening) because of the Medina? Of course. But that’s not a reason to ignore the good and to deny hakaras hatov to HKB”H. Some of the good being that there are probably more Jews and more Torah in Eretz Yisroel since the fall of Beitar. I don’t think everyone has to do this on Yom HaAtzmaus, I just find this day meaningful for that goal because it was the beginning of the medina, but I do think everyone should recognize the good that has come from the Medinah and express gratitude towards Hashem for its founding.
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